Arudha Padas
Introduction
Lagna shows true self. However, people’s perceptions of a person can be different
from reality. Usually, how one is perceived by others is more important in material
life than who one really is. A political leader perceived by people as a powerful and
influential person may in reality be a coward and a confused man always in doubt.
But the reality does not matter in deciding his material life. Perceptions matter more.
People perceive him as a strong leader and that matters the most in deciding his
political career.
A political leader generally perceived as an honest man may in reality be badly
corrupt. A person generally perceived as an intelligent person may in reality be of
average intelligence. An intelligent person may score poorly in examinations and
people may not know his intelligence.
If someone studied at IIT (a top engineering institute in India), people may think that
he is very knowledgeable. If someone studied at an obscure university, people may
not get the same impression. But it is possible that people’s perceptions are wrong
and the person who studied at IIT is less knowledgeable. If an astrologer is frequented
by a top politician, people may get an impression that the astrologer is good. If an
astrologer maintains a low profile, people may think that he is average. But the latter
astrologer may be more learned in reality.
What people perceive about a person can often be different from reality. However,
perceptions and reality are both important to an astrologer. For predicting some
matters, we need knowledge of the perceptions (e.g. success of a politician in
elections, success in a competitive examination, promotion at office etc). For
predicting some internal matters, on the other hand, true self should be clearly
understood.
So we, astrologers, should be able to separate reality from perceptions and
understand both correctly. We should understand the true nature of a person and also
how he is perceived by the world. Arudha padas are a very important concept of
Vedic astrology and they help us with that tough, but important, task.
Computation of Bhava Arudhas
Arudha padas of all the 12 houses (bhavas) in all the divisional charts are defined as
follows:
(1) Take a sign containing the house of interest in the divisional chart of interest.
(2) Find the sign occupied by the lord of that house.
NOTE: Aquarius is owned by Saturn and Rahu. Scorpio is owned
by Mars and Ketu. Take the stronger lord in the case of houses
falling in these two signs. The chapter on “Strength of Planets and
Rasis” will explain the rules used in comparing the strengths of
planets.
(3) Count signs from the house of interest to the sign containing its lord. Counting is
in the zodiacal direction always. For example, if the house we are interested in is
in Gemini and its lord Mercury is in Aquarius, we count signs from Gemini to
Aquarius and get 9.
(4) Count the same number of signs from the sign containing the lord and find the
ending sign. In the above example, we count 9 signs from Aquarius and we end
up in Libra.
(5) Exception: If the sign found thus in step (4) is in the 1st or 7th from the original
sign in step (1), then we take the 10th sign from the sign found in step (4).
Otherwise we don’t make any change.
(6) The resulting sign contains the arudha pada of the house of interest.
Arudha pada of a house is simply called arudha or pada. We will
denote the arudha pada on nth house with An. For example, arudha pada of 4th house
is A4 and arudha pada of 9th house is A9.
There are two special cases: Arudha pada of lagna is denoted as AL (arudha lagna)
and arudha pada of 12th house is denoted as UL (upapada lagna).
Example: Consider the below Chart and find the arudha padas of all the 12 houses.
Asc: 10vi58, Sun:26Pi29 (AK), Moon: 4Ge45 (GK), Mars: 19Ar09 (MK)
Mercury: 1Pi36 (DK), Jupiter 17Ar21, Ven10Pi01 (PK), Saturn 22Ar41 (BK)
Rahu: 5Cn55 (Amk), Ketu: 5cp55.
Mercury Sun Ven HL | Jupiter Mars Saturn | AL Moon | ||
Rasi Arudha Example | Rahu | |||
Ketu | ||||
GL Asc | ||||
(1) First house is in Vi. Lord is Mercury and he is in Pi. Counting from Vi to Pi,
we get a count of 7. Counting 7 signs from Pi, we get Vi. However, this is in
the 1st from the original sign (Vi). So we take the 10th therefrom and get Ge.
AL is in Ge.
(2) Second house is in Li. Lord is Venus and he is in Pi. Counting from Li to Pi,
we get a count of 6. Counting 6 signs from Pi, we get Le. A2 is in Le.
(3) Third house is in Sc. Lord is Mars – he is stronger than Ketu, being with 2
other planets – and he is in Ar. Counting from Sc to Ar, we get a count of 6.
Counting 6 signs from Ar, we get Vi. A3 is in Vi.
(4) Fourth house is in Sg. Lord is Jupiter and he is in Ar. Counting from Sg to Ar,
we get a count of 5. Counting 5 signs from Ar, we get Le. A4 is in Le.
(5) Fifth house is in Cp. Lord is Saturn and he is in Ar. Counting from Cp to Ar,
we get a count of 4. Counting 4 signs from Ar, we get Cn. However, this is in
the 7th from the original sign (Cp). So we take the 10th therefrom (from Cn)
and get Ar. A5 is in Ar.
(6) Sixth house is in Aq. Lord is Saturn – he is stronger than Rahu, being with 2
other planets – and he is in Ar. Counting from Aq to Ar, we get a count of 3.
Counting 3 signs from Ar, we get Ge. A6 is in Ge.
(7) Seventh house is in Pi. Lord is Jupiter and he is in Ar. Counting from Pi to Ar,
we get a count of 2. Counting 2 signs from Ar, we get Ta. A7 is in Ta.
(8) Eighth house is in Ar. Lord is Mars and he is in Ar. Counting from Ar to Ar,
we get a count of 1. Counting 1 sign from Ar, we get Ar itself. However, this
is in the 1st from the original sign (Ar). So we take the 10th therefrom and get
Cp. A8 is in Cp.
(9) Ninth house is in Ta. Lord is Venus and he is in Pi. Counting from Ta to Pi,
we get a count of 11. Counting 11 signs from Pi, we get Cp. A9 is in Cp.
(10) Tenth house is in Ge. Lord is Mercury and he is in Pi. Counting from Ge to Pi,
we get a count of 10. Counting 10 signs from Pi, we get Sg. However, this is
in the 7th from the original sign (Ge). So we take the 10th therefrom (from Sg)
and get Vi. A10 is in Vi.
(11) Eleventh house is in Cn. Lord is Moon and he is in Ge. Counting from Cn to
Ge, we get a count of 12. Counting 12 signs from Ge, we get Ta. A11 is in Ta.
(12) Twelfth house is in Le. Lord is Sun and he is in Pi. Counting from Le to Pi,
we get a count of 8. Counting 8 signs from Pi, we get Li. UL is in Li.
Some terms used specifically to describe various arudha padas are given below:
Specific names of arudha padas
Arudha | Specific names |
A1 | Arudha lagna, Pada lagna, Arudha, Pada |
A2 | Dhanarudha, Vittarudha, Dhana pada, Vitta pada |
A3 | Bhatrarudha, Bhratri pada, Vikramarudha, Vikrama pada |
A4 | Matri pada, Vahana pada, Sukha pada, Matrarudha, Vahanarudha, Sukharudha |
A5 | Mantra pada, Mantrarudha, Putrarudha, Putra pada, Buddhi pada |
A6 | Roga pada, Satru pada, Rogarudha, Satrarudha |
A7 | Dara pada, Dararudha |
A8 | Mrityu pada, Kashta pada, Kashtarudha, Randhrarudha |
A9 | Bhagya pada, Bhagyarudha, Pitri pada, Pitrarudha, Dharma pada, Guru pada |
A10 | Karma pada, Karmarudha, Swarga pada, Swargarudha, Rajya pada |
A11 | Labha pada, Labharudha |
A12 | Upapada lagna, Upapada, Gaunapada, Vyayarudha, Moksha pada |
Arudha padas show the maya (illusion) of material world. Arudha pada of nth house
shows the maya associated with the matters signified by of nth house.
For example, 1st house stands for self. While the first house from lagna stands for
true self, its arudha pada (AL) stands for the maya associated with self. It shows the
how the native is perceived in the material world. It shows the status of the native.
The 4th house in D-16 shows happiness from vehicle. It shows true happiness from a
vehicle.
One may be very happy with a Bajaj Chetak (an inexpensive two-wheel vehicle
popular in India) or even a bicycle and one owning three Mercedes Benz cars may be
unhappy with them and always dreaming of owning a better vehicle. One’s true
happiness from vehicle has nothing to do with the type of vehicle owned. However,
people perceive one with 3 Mercedes Benz cars as a happier person in the matter of
vehicle, compared to a Chetak owner. This is the maya associated with “happiness
from vehicle” in this material world. So this is shown by A4.
Benefics influencing the 4th house in D-16 show someone who is happy with his
vehicle(s). Benefics influencing A4 in D-16 show someone who is perceived to be
happy with his vehicle(s). So planets influencing A4 in D-16 shed light on the physical vehicle owned by a person. Someone with Venus in own sign in A4 and Saturn in 4th (in D-16) may own luxurious vehicles (i.e. perceived to be happy with
respect to vehicle) but not be happy. Someone with Saturn in A4 and Venus and
Jupiter in 4th (in D-16) may own a small vehicle (i.e. perceived to be unhappy with
respect to vehicles), but be happy with it.
As shown above, 4th house in D-16 deals with happiness from vehicles. In D-24, 4th
house deals with learning and education. A4 in D-24 deals with the maya (illusion)
associated with learning. What is it?
If someone studied at IIT (a top engineering institute of India), people may think that
he is very knowledgable. If someone studied at an obscure university, people may
not get the same impression. But it is possible that people’s perceptions are wrong
and the person who studied at IIT is less knowledgable.
So A4 in D-24 shows the school or university and the environment in which one’s
learning takes place. Usually that decides what impression people form about one’s
learning.
Similarly, A10 in D-10 shows the maya associated with one’s karma (action –
career). We form an impression about one’s career based on the place and
environment where one’s work takes place. So A10 in D-10 shows one’s workplace.
One with Mars in A10 in D-10 may work at dynamic places or engineering
companies. One with Jupiter in A10 in D-10 may work at a university or college or a
court of law or a temple.
One important arudha pada used in Jyotish is upapada lagna (UL) – the arudha pada
of the 12th house. This shows one’s marriage and spouse. Planets in UL show the
kind of marriage one has and the kind of spouse one gets. For example, Mercury in
UL can show intelligent (when good) or indecisive (when bad) spouse. Ketu in UL
can show spiritual (when good) or short-tempered (when bad) spouse. Sun in UL can
show a charming spouse from a respectable family. It can also show an authoritative
spouse. Mars in UL may show a bold spouse (when good) and a quarrelsome spouse
(when bad).
The 8th house from UL shows the longevity of marriage and the 2nd and 7th houses
from UL show the end of marriage. Malefics like Mars, Saturn and nodes in these
houses from UL can result in troubles for the marriage and even a divorce.
Computation of Graha Arudhas
Just as arudha padas of all houses (bhavas) are defined, arudha padas of all the nine
planets (grahas) are also defined and they are called graha arudhas. They are
computed as follows:
(1) Take the sign containing the planet of interest in the divisional chart of interest.
(2) Find the sign owned by that planet.
NOTE: Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn own 2 signs each. In
their case, take the stronger sign owned by the planet. The chapter on
“Strength of Planets and Rasis” will explain the rules used in comparing
the strengths of signs. Take the two signs, apply those rules and find the
stronger sign.
(3) Count signs from the sign containing the planet of interest to the stronger sign
owned by it. Counting is in the zodiacal direction always. For example, if the
planet we are interested in is Sun and he is Gemini, we count signs from Gemini
to Leo and get 3
(4)Count the same number of signs from the stronger sign owned and find the
ending sign. In the above example, we count 3 signs from Leo and we end up in
Libra.
(5) Exception: If the sign found thus in step (4) is in the 1st or 7th from the original
sign containing the planet, then we take the 10th sign from the sign found in step
(4). Otherwise we don’t make any change.
(6) The resulting sign contains the arudha pada of the planet of interest.
Example:
(1) If Sun is in Pi. From Pi, Sun’s own sign Le is the 6th sign. Counting 6 signs from
Le, we get Cp. So Cp contains Sun’s arudha pada.
(2) If Moon is in Ge. From Ge, Moon’s own sign Cn is the 2nd sign. Counting 2 signs
from Cn, we get Le. So Le contains Moon’s arudha pada.
Use of Graha Arudhas:
Just as arudha padas of various houses show the illusions of the world related to the
matters signified by various houses, arudha padas of various planets show the illusions of the native related to the matters signified by various planets. Houses show various aspects of the person’s life and their arudhas show how they are
perceived in the world. Planets show various persons, forces, and situations that
impact various aspects of a person’s life and their arudhas show the related
perceptions by the person.
Just as the perceptions of the world about a native can be totally different from the
reality, perceptions of a native about himself, about the world, and about the
situations that (s)he goes through can be totally different from the reality. Graha
Arudhas throws light on these perceptions.
Example :
Let us consider the above chart of India’s Prime Minister Sri A.B. Vajpayee
Jupiter’s period ran in 1980’s and 1990’s. With Jupiter in the 2nd house from AL,
his dasa can give a rise in material fortune. With Jupiter being a functional benefic
for Scorpio lagna and occupying a quadrant, Jupiter dasa should give comforts in
reality. However, Jupiter’s arudha pada is in Libra, the 12th house from lagna. This
can make the native feel unhappy, uncomfortable and alienated. Graha arudhas show
how the native feels.
In Rahu’s sub-period in Jupiter’s period, the native became India’s Prime Minister.
Rahu is in the 8th house from lagna and his periods should cause discomfort,
frustration and health troubles in reality. However, being a natural malefic in the 6th
house from AL, Rahu can give material success and victory over enemies and rivals.
That is how the world perceives him. Rahu’s arudha pada is in Libra, i.e. the 12th
house from lagna. This can again make the native frustrated and unhappy. However,
if we are interested in the native’s material success, Rahu’s 6th house placement from
AL is the most important factor and success is ensured.
Summary
Arudha pada of a house shows the maya surrounding the matters signified by that
house. It shows the factors based on which the impressions of people are formed.
Arudha lagna or AL shows people’s impressions about a native. It shows one’s status
in the material world. Darapada or A7 shows one’s relationships. Upapada (UL)
shows one’s marriage and spouse. A4 in D-16 shows one’s vehicle. A4 in D-24
shows one’s school or college or university (place of education). A10 in D-10 shows
one’s workplace.
Arudha padas of planets show the perceptions of the native about the world, about
himself or herself and about the situations developing in his or her life.
Analysis of the positions of planets with respect to lagna shows reality. Analysis of
the positions of planets with respect to AL shows perceptions of the world and
material situation. Analysis of individual bhava arudhas throws light on various
things based on which world forms impressions about a native. Analysis of the
positions of the arudha padas of planets with respect to lagna shows the perceptions
of the native.
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